JP7554783B2 - Program, electronic device, method, and system - Google Patents

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Patent Law Article 30, Paragraph 2 applied November 27, 2019 Game service released on the website (https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id1300508857)

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act applies. November 27, 2019. Game service released on the website (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.jp.co.cygames.worldflipper).

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act November 27, 2019 Published on the website (https://worldflipper.jp/)

The present invention relates to programs and the like, and in particular to programs and the like for games executed on electronic devices that accept player input.

In recent years, electronic devices such as smartphones have rapidly become popular, and many games that can be played on electronic devices have been released. In this type of game, a game in which a main character and a sub-character are selected and the main character's abilities are improved by combining the sub-character with the main character is known. For example, in a game in which the player fights an enemy character, a game in which the abilities of the main character are improved by adding the abilities of the sub-character, such as attack power and recovery power, to the abilities of the main character, such as attack power and recovery power, is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 5938451

On the other hand, in games in which a player selects multiple characters, each with a unique skill associated with them, and combines and activates the skills of the selected characters, simply combining one character's skill with another character's skill does not exceed the user's expectations and does not provide sufficient interest. This problem with combinations is not limited to cases in which skills are associated with characters, but can also occur when skills are associated with game media selected by the player, such as weapons or other equipment items.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and aims to provide a program, electronic device, method, and system that can realize a variety of skill combinations and increase the entertainment value of the game.

A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for a game executed on an electronic device that accepts player input, which causes the electronic device to function as: a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player as an operation target of the game and a second game medium selected by the player; a skip processing determination means for determining a skill-related process to be skipped based on priorities associated with skill-related processes of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively; and a skill processing execution means for executing skill processes associated with the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, based on player input, the skill-related process being at least a part of the skill processing or the skill processing itself, and the skill processing execution means skips the determined skill-related process when executing the skill processing associated with the first game medium and the second game medium.

An electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention is an electronic device that accepts player input and executes a game, and includes: a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player as an operation target of the game and a second game medium selected by the player; a skip processing determination means for determining a skill-related process to be skipped based on priorities associated with skill-related processes of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively; and a skill processing execution means for executing a skill process associated with the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, based on player input, the skill-related process being at least a part of the skill process or the skill process itself, and the skill processing execution means skips the determined skill-related process when executing the skill process associated with the first game medium and the second game medium.

A method according to one aspect of the present invention is a method for a game executed on an electronic device that accepts player input, comprising: a setting step of setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player as an operation target of the game and a second game medium selected by the player; a skip processing determination step of determining a skill-related process to be skipped based on priorities associated with skill-related processes of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively; and a skill processing execution step of executing skill processes associated with the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, based on player input, wherein the skill-related process is at least a part of the skill processing or the skill processing, and the skill processing execution step skips the determined skill-related process when executing the skill processing associated with the first game medium and the second game medium.

The system according to one aspect of the present invention is a system for a game that is executed by receiving a player's input, the system having an electronic device and a server connected to the electronic device via a network, the electronic device or the server functioning as a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium to be operated in the game selected by a player and a second game medium selected by the player, the electronic device or the server functioning as a skip processing determination means for determining a skill-related process to be skipped based on priorities associated with skill-related processes of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, the electronic device or the server functioning as a skill processing execution means for executing skill processes associated with the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, based on a player's input, the skill-related process being at least a part of the skill processing or the skill processing, and the skill processing execution means skipping the determined skill-related process when executing the skill processes associated with the first game medium and the second game medium.

The present invention allows for a variety of skill combinations, making the game more entertaining.

1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen. This figure shows an example of a game screen, and shows a skill in which the player character corresponding to the leading object stops at a position in the game field when the skill is activated for a predetermined period of time and fires a beam upward to damage an enemy object. 4 is an example of a functional block diagram of a game control unit. This figure shows an example of a game screen, and shows how the skills of the main character and support character corresponding to the lead object are activated while the lead object is moved using the movement process with the higher movement priority. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main process executed in the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an example flowchart of a skill-related process executed in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, for the sake of convenience, more detailed explanations than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanations of matters that are already well known and duplicate explanations of substantially identical configurations may be omitted.

This game system can be realized by a system in which multiple electronic devices are connected via a network, but it can also be realized by a single electronic device. First, an embodiment realized by a single electronic device will be described, and then a system connected to a network will be described.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 10 includes a processor 11, a display device 12, an input device 13, a storage device 14, and a communication device 15. The components 11 to 15 are connected by a bus 16. An interface may be interposed between the bus 16 and the components 11 to 15 as necessary. In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is a smartphone. However, the electronic device 10 may be a terminal such as a tablet computer or a computer equipped with a contact-type input device such as a touchpad, as long as it has the above configuration.

The processor 11 controls the operation of the entire electronic device 10, and is, for example, an electronic circuit such as a CPU or MPU. The processor 11 executes various processes by reading and executing programs and data stored in the storage device 14. In one example, the processor 11 is composed of multiple processors.

The display device 12 displays application screens and the like to the user of the electronic device 10, i.e., the player, under the control of the processor 11. The display device 12 may be a liquid crystal display, an organic electroluminescence display, a plasma display, or the like.

The input device 13 is a user interface that accepts input from a user to the electronic device 10, and is, for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a keyboard, or a mouse. Since the electronic device 10 in this embodiment is a smartphone, the electronic device 10 is equipped with a touch panel, and this touch panel functions as both the display device 12 and the input device 13. The display device 12 and the input device 13 may be separate devices located at different positions.

The storage device 14 includes a main memory, a buffer memory, and storage, and is a storage device equipped in a typical smartphone or computer, such as a storage device using volatile memory RAM and non-volatile memory such as flash memory eMMC, UFS, and SSD, and a magnetic storage device. The storage device 14 may include an external memory. The storage device 14 stores, for example, a game application. The game application includes a game program for executing a game and various data referenced when the game program is executed. The game program is started in response to a user's operation on the electronic device 10, and is executed on an operating system (OS) pre-implemented in the electronic device 10.

In one example, the storage device 14 includes a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device. The main storage device is a volatile storage medium that allows high-speed reading and writing of information, and is used as a storage area and a working area when the processor 11 processes information. The auxiliary storage device stores various programs and data used by the programs when executing each program. The auxiliary storage device is, for example, an SSD or a hard disk device, but may be any non-volatile storage or non-volatile memory that can store information, and may be removable. The auxiliary storage device stores, for example, an operating system (OS), middleware, application programs, various data that may be referenced in conjunction with the execution of these programs, and the like.

The communication device 15 transmits and receives data to and from other computers, such as servers, via a network. For example, the communication device 15 connects to a network through wireless communication, such as mobile communication or wireless LAN. In one example, the electronic device 10 downloads a program from a server using the communication device 15 and stores it in the storage device 14. However, the communication device 15 may also perform wired communication using an Ethernet (registered trademark) cable or the like. If data is not transmitted or received between the electronic device 10 and other computers, the electronic device 10 does not need to be equipped with the communication device 15.

Figure 2 is an example of a functional block diagram of an electronic device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 10 includes an input unit 21, a display unit 22, and a game control unit 23. In this embodiment, these functions are realized by the processor 11 executing a program. For example, the program to be executed is a game program stored in the storage device 14 or received via the communication device 15. In this way, since various functions are realized by loading a program, part or all of one part (function) may be possessed by another part. These functions may also be realized by hardware by configuring electronic circuits or the like to realize part or all of each function.

The input unit 21 is configured using the input device 13 and accepts input from a user to the electronic device 10. In this embodiment, a touch detection function that is generally provided in smartphones equipped with a touch panel can be used.

The display unit 22 is configured using a display device 12 that displays a game field 50, and displays a game screen on the display device 12 in response to the progress of the game and user operations. The game control unit 23 performs basic control for executing the game of this embodiment. The game of this embodiment is a pinball game, but it may be any game in which a player object (described later) exercises skills, and may also be an action game that progresses in real time, such as a competitive game.

3 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen. The game control unit 23 sets a game field 50 to be displayed on the display device 12 as a virtual space for the progress of the game. The game screen shown in FIG. 3 is a screen displayed on the entire screen or a large part of the touch panel 13a of the electronic device 10 functioning as the display device 12. The touch panel 13a is specified by coordinates using a coordinate plane consisting of vertical and horizontal axis directions. The game control unit 23 specifies a position in the game field 50 using the coordinates. The game control unit 23 sets the length of the game screen in the vertical and horizontal axis directions to a predetermined length, for example, 1920 pixels and 1080 pixels, and uses the pixel value when specifying a distance or position in the game field 50 regardless of the size or image resolution of the touch panel 13a. Note that the specification of the position in the game field 50 is not limited to the above, and the game control unit 23 can use a known method capable of specifying a position in the game field 50 displayed at a size corresponding to the size of the game screen on the touch panel 13a of a different size or screen resolution.

The game control unit 23 generates a game field 50 configured as a virtual space surrounded by virtual walls 54c, and places various objects according to the progress of the game. A party object 51, a collision object 54, and an operation object 55 are placed in the game field 50 shown in FIG. 3.

The party objects 51 are composed of a leading object 52 that moves within the game field 50 and a following object 53 that moves following the leading object 52. In one example, as shown in FIG. 3, the party objects 51 are composed of one leading object 52 that moves at the front, one following object 53 that moves second and follows the leading object 52, and a following object 53 that moves third and follows the second following object 53.

Each of the objects 52 and 53 constituting the party object 51 is a player object corresponding to a game medium selected by the user (player). The game medium is electronic data that is a selection target selected by the user, such as a player character, a weapon, an item, an equipment item such as a card, and the player object is an object that corresponds to the game medium and can be operated directly or indirectly by the user. In this embodiment, the game medium is a player character, and the player objects corresponding to the player characters selected by the user are the leading object 52 and the following object 53 constituting the party object 51. The number of player objects constituting the party object 51 may be one or more, and is not particularly limited. For example, the leading object 52 alone may constitute the party object 51, and the following object 53 may be one, two, three or more. A group of characters corresponding to the player objects constituting the party object 51 corresponds to a party in an RPG game.

In this embodiment, a game administrator or the like presets multiple player characters, and each player character is set with corresponding individual parameters and skills. Individual parameters include, for example, level, attack power, defense power, hit points (HP), special abilities, and the like. Special abilities are abilities that can be expressed by satisfying certain conditions, such as the ability to increase attack power by a certain number or recover HP by a certain number each time a certain number of enemy objects 54a are defeated, or the ability to increase attack power by a certain number at the start of a game or battle or increase damage to enemy objects 54a by skills by a certain percentage. Skills are techniques unique to each player character that are activated by input from the player via the input device 13.

Incidentally, since the player object and the player character are associated with each other, the individual parameters and skills only need to be associated with at least one of the player object and the player character. That is, the game control unit 23 may set individual parameters and skills to the player character associated with the player object, or may set individual parameters and skills to the player object associated with the player character. In one example, the game control unit 23 may associate the player object, the player character, the individual parameters, and the skills with each other by a uniquely assigned ID. Such a method of setting individual parameters and skills is similar for other objects. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the individual parameters are simply referred to as parameters.

Collision objects 54 are objects with which the player objects constituting the party object 51 can collide, and can include, for example, enemy objects 54a, attack objects 54b, and installation objects.

The enemy object 54a and the attack object 54b are objects that attack and damage the player object. The enemy object 54a corresponds to an enemy character. The attack object 54b corresponds to a projectile such as a bullet, beam, or arrow that is fired in a specific direction from the enemy object 54a.

Installed objects are objects placed within the game field 50, and when the player object collides with them, they affect the movement of the player object within the game field 50. Installation objects can include walls 54c that make up the game field 50, blocks (not shown) placed within the game field 50, and obstacles (not shown). Installation objects may be fixed and placed at a predetermined position within the game field 50, or may move within the game field 50.

In the game of this embodiment, the game administrator or the like sets corresponding individual parameters for each of the characters etc. associated with the collision object 54 or for each of the collision objects 54. For example, for the enemy characters associated with the enemy object 54a, individual parameters corresponding to each enemy character are set in the same way as for the player characters. These individual parameters include attack power, defense power, hit points (HP), special abilities, etc.

The game of this embodiment includes multiple game fields 50 corresponding to multiple game stages, and the game control unit 23 can arrange each object differently for each game field 50. Figure 3 shows an example of one game field 50.

The game control unit 23 sets virtual gravity in the game field 50. Virtual gravity is a phenomenon similar to gravity in the real world reproduced in a virtual space. The game control unit 23 performs physical calculations using dynamic parameters including the virtual gravity and the restitution coefficient. A known physics engine can be used for the physical calculations. The game control unit 23 sets dynamic parameters such as mass, shape, position, speed, and restitution coefficient for each of the player object, collision object 54, and operation object 55. These dynamic parameters are parameters for physical calculations that differ from individual parameters corresponding to the player character. Dynamic parameters such as mass, shape, and restitution coefficient are set in advance by a game administrator, etc.

The leading object 52 is an object that moves at the head of the party objects 51, and is an object equivalent to a ball in a pinball game. Therefore, the leading object 52 is an object that can move in the same way as a ball. The game control unit 23 controls the operation of the leading object 52 so that the leading object 52 moves within the game field 50 according to virtual gravity, and the leading object 52 accelerates in the direction of gravity under the influence of the virtual gravity. In the game field 50 shown in FIG. 3, the direction of gravity is downward.

The game control unit 23 controls the operation of the following objects 53 so that they move within the game field 50, following the trajectory of the leading object 52. Therefore, the party objects 51 move in a line as a whole. Preferably, the game control unit 23 controls the following objects 53 to move following the leading object 52 while maintaining a certain distance therebetween. Also preferably, the game control unit 23 controls the following objects 53 to move following each other while maintaining a certain distance therebetween.

The game control unit 23 determines a collision between the leading object 52 of the party objects 51 and the collision objects 54, including the enemy object 54a and the attack object 54b, and the operation object 55. A known method can be used for the collision determination (hit determination).

When the game control unit 23 determines that the leading object 52 and enemy object 54a have collided, it uses the mechanical parameters of each object to calculate the physical amount acting on the leading object 52 at the time of the collision. The game control unit 23 determines the speed of the leading object 52 using the physical amount resulting from the calculation, and moves the leading object 52. In this way, the game control unit 23 performs physical calculations regarding the bouncing motion of the leading object 52 at the time of collision. The same applies when the leading object 52 collides with the control object 55 or an installed object such as a virtual wall 54c.

When the game control unit 23 determines that the leading object 52 and the enemy object 54a have collided, it changes the individual parameters set for the enemy object 54a that has been determined to have collided, based on the individual parameters set for the leading object 52.

In one example, when the game control unit 23 determines that the leading object 52 and the enemy object 54a have collided, it determines that the player character associated with the leading object 52 has caused damage to the enemy character associated with the enemy object 54a. At this time, the game control unit 23 calculates the amount of damage from individual parameters such as attack power set for the player character associated with the leading object 52. Next, the game control unit 23 uses the calculated amount of damage to change the individual parameters of the enemy character, such as decreasing the HP of the enemy character associated with the enemy object 54a that has been determined to have collided.

By making the collision objects 54, including the enemy object 54a, objects that are not affected by virtual gravity, the game control unit 23 can continuously place the enemy object 54a in a position that enhances the game playability. In one example, the enemy object 54a (enemy character) issues an attack object 54b, and when any player object of the party object 51 collides with the attack object 54b, the game control unit 23 determines that the collided player object has received damage. At this time, the game control unit 23 changes the parameters of the player character associated with the player object, such as decreasing the HP of the player character. However, the collision object 54 can also be an object that is not affected by virtual gravity.

The control object 55 is an object that is controlled by the user, and is a ball-hitting object that corresponds to a flipper in a pinball game. As shown in FIG. 3, the control object 55 is a pair of ball-hitting objects. The pair of ball-hitting objects rotates a predetermined angle or distance around one outer end 55a so that the other end 55b is displaced up and down.

In one example, when the game control unit 23 determines that the leading object 52 and the control object 55 have collided, it performs a physics calculation regarding the rebound motion at the time of the collision and determines the speed of the leading object 52 using the result of the physics calculation. Preferably, the game control unit 23 corrects the force and angle applied from the control object 55 to the leading object 52, taking into account the operability of the user. Note that the control object 55 may be one hitting object, or three or more hitting objects.

The game control unit 23 operates the operation object 55 based on the user's touch detected by the touch panel 13a of the electronic device 10. Specifically, when the touch panel 13a receives a touch, the game control unit 23 displaces the other end 55b of each of the hitting objects to a predetermined position on the upper side compared to when the touch panel 13a does not detect a touch. The game control unit 23 holds the other end 55b of the hitting object at a predetermined position while the touch panel 13a receives a touch. In one example, the game control unit 23 can receive touches at all positions detectable by the touch panel 13a and execute the same process. The operation object 55 collides with the player object in the same way as the collision object 54, but differs from the collision object 54 in that it operates in response to a user's input.

In the game of this embodiment, the player can generate special effects by activating a skill. A skill is associated with each player character, and each PuriYa character has exactly one skill. Examples of skills include a skill that deals large damage to an enemy character, and a skill that generates an effect such as recovering the player character's HP. A skill can be activated, for example, by consuming the entire skill gauge, which accumulates at a predetermined speed, when it is filled to its maximum.

In one example, the skill can be activated by a swipe input. The swipe input is an operation input in which the player's finger or the like is touched to the touch panel 13a of the electronic device 10, moved while maintaining the touch, and then released from the touch panel 13a, and includes a slide and a flick operation. In one example, the swipe direction for activating the skill can be set to a different direction for each player character corresponding to the player object constituting the party object 51. On the condition that the skill gauge is maximum, for example, the skill of the leading object 52 can be activated by swiping leftward, the skill of the second following object 53 following the leading object can be activated upward, and the skill of the third following object 53 can be activated by swiping rightward. The game control unit 23 of this embodiment executes a skill process associated with the player object based on a player input such as a swipe input to activate the skill of the player object.

A wide variety of skills are preset according to the player character. For example, there are skills that stop for a predetermined time at a position in the game field 50 when the skill is activated and shoot a beam upward to damage the enemy object 54a, skills that move for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of pixels in a predetermined direction (for example, to the right) and damage the enemy object 54a that it collides with, skills that move according to virtual gravity and damage the enemy object 54a located within the range with an attack aura that surrounds the player, skills that damage the enemy object 54a that it hits by shooting an arrow and recover a predetermined amount of HP for all player characters corresponding to the player objects that make up the party object 51 each time an arrow is shot, and the like. FIG. 4 shows a skill in which the player character corresponding to the leading object 52 stops for a predetermined time at a position in the game field 50 when the skill is activated and shoots a beam B upward to damage the enemy object 54a.

Skill processing is a series of processes for executing a skill associated with a player character, and may include some processes associated with a priority and other processes not associated with a priority. The some processes associated with a priority may include one or more of movement processing, skill performance display processing, and skill effect processing.

In one example, the skill processing is a series of processes designed by the game developer to include one or more of any movement processing, skill performance display processing, and skill effect processing, and to combine them in any order. For example, the skill processing is designed to include some processing associated with a priority and other processing not associated with a priority in any order for each processing frame. In one example, the skill processing is a series of processes in which processing defined for each processing frame is connected in series for each processing frame, such as in the first processing frame, the movement processing, skill performance display processing, and skill effect processing are performed sequentially, in the second processing frame, the skill performance display processing and the movement processing are performed sequentially, and in the third processing frame, only the movement processing is performed. Each processing frame may include at least one of the processing associated with a priority and other processing not associated with a priority, and the skill processing as a whole may include at least one of the processing associated with a priority in any processing frame. A processing frame is a unit of time from when one image is displayed on the display device 12 as a game screen to when the next image is displayed as a game screen.

The movement process is a process of moving a player object constituting a party object 51 for which a skill has been activated, within the game field 50 according to a movement mode included in the skill of the player character corresponding to the player object. Examples of movement modes include move, stop, and none. Each group of movement modes such as move, stop, and none can include multiple types of movement. For example, move includes movement to the left a predetermined number of pixels within the game field 50, movement to the right a predetermined number of pixels, movement toward the enemy object 54a, etc., and stop includes a mode of stopping for several seconds (e.g., 2 seconds, 3 seconds) within the game field 50. None includes a mode of stopping for a time shorter than stop within the game field 50, a mode of falling according to virtual gravity, etc.

In one example, the order of priority can be set based on the usefulness. For example, priority is given to groups of movement modes, and the order of priority is set in the order of move > stop > none. This is because actively controlling the movement of the player object makes the game more diverse, and therefore the game can be more entertaining. However, the order of priority is not limited to this, and the priority may be set individually according to the skill of the player character. For example, the stop or none group may be set to a higher priority than the move group. For example, if the skill is to surround the player object with an attack aura and damage the enemy object 54a within that range, the player object may activate the skill when approaching the enemy object 54a, stop for a predetermined time and continue to damage the enemy object 54a, or stop at a position where the attack of the attack object 54b can be avoided, which may be more useful than moving the player object. The order of priority can be appropriately changed by the game administrator or the like according to the user's request.

The skill performance display process is a process for displaying the performance of a skill on the display device 12. The skill performance display process can include, for example, a performance of firing a beam in a predetermined direction, a performance of surrounding the player with an aura around the player in a predetermined range to cause damage to enemy objects 54a, a performance of shooting an arrow in a predetermined direction, etc.

The skill effect process may include a process of changing individual parameters that accompany the skill effect, such as increasing attack power by a certain amount while the skill is activated, or recovering HP by a certain amount. This process of changing individual parameters may be performed not only on the player object that activated the skill, but also on other player objects.

Other processes that are not associated with a priority include collision determination processing. The collision determination processing is processing that determines whether or not the first player object has collided with an enemy object 54a or an attack object 54b, and/or whether or not a skill (e.g., a beam, an arrow) has hit the enemy object 54a. Following this processing, the amount of damage caused by the collision and/or hit can be calculated in skill effect processing.

The priority can include a movement priority for a priority regarding movement within the game field 50, a skill performance priority for displaying a performance when a skill is activated, and a skill effect time priority for the duration of the effect of the skill when the skill is activated. Priorities are assigned to some of the same types of processing included in the skill processing. For example, the same priority ID can be assigned to some of the same types of processing, and the priorities of some of the processing with the same priority ID can be compared to determine which is better. In one example, a priority and the same priority ID are assigned to a movement processing included in the skill processing of a first player character and a movement processing included in the skill processing of a second player character. In one example, the priority is expressed as a numerical value. This allows some of the processing included in the skill processing of the first player character and the second player character to be compared. A priority ID is assigned to some of the different types of processing so that the type can be identified, and can be, for example, a numerical value, an alphabet, or other character.

The priority may be associated with at least a portion of the skill processing as described above, or may be associated with the skill processing itself. In one example, since the skill processing is associated with the player character, the priority may be associated with the player character (i.e., the game medium). This associates the priority with the skill processing itself. In this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the priority is associated with at least a portion of the skill processing.

Figure 5 is an example of a functional block diagram of the game control unit. The game control unit 23 includes a setting unit 231, a skip processing determination unit 232, and a skill processing execution unit 233.

The setting unit 231 includes the processor 11, and sets a correspondence between the first player character and the second player character selected by the player. In one example, the setting unit 231 accepts the player's selection of the first player character and the second player character via the input unit 21 (input device 13), and sets a correspondence between the selected first player character and the second player character by storing the correspondence between the selected first player character and the second player character in the storage device 14. For example, the correspondence is set by associating the IDs respectively associated with the first player character and the second player character and storing them in the storage device 14.

In this embodiment, the player selects a player character by selecting a first player character from a common group of player characters that has been set in advance, and selecting a second player character from the remaining group of player characters. This is because a greater number of combinations can be made than when selecting from a group of characters for the first player character and a group of characters for the second player character that have been set in advance, allowing for a more diverse lineup and improving the playability of the game. Note that the selection order may be reversed, and the second player character may be selected first, and then the first player character may be selected from the remaining group. In addition to the above selection, the characters may be selected from the group of characters for the first player character and the group of characters for the second player character, respectively.

The relationship between the first player character and the second player character may be equal, but the setting unit 231 of this embodiment sets a master-slave relationship. That is, the first player character is the main character, and the second player character is the support character that supports the first player character. The first player character is selected to determine the main character, and the second player character is selected to determine the support character that supports the main character. As above, the selection order may be reversed, and the support character may be determined first, and then the main character may be determined.

When a first player character and a second player character are in a master-slave relationship, the auxiliary character can be regarded as an equipment item for the main character and can assist the main character. The auxiliary character is also called a unison character because it is equipped (unison) with the main character. As an example of assistance, since the auxiliary character itself has attack power, HP, skills, and abilities, the attack power, HP, skills, and abilities of the auxiliary character, including at least the skills of the main character, can be taken into account.

In one example, a swipe in a predetermined direction is used as a trigger to activate (typically simultaneously) a skill of the main character and a skill of the auxiliary character associated with the main character. In one example, a skill performance display process and a skill effect process included in the skill processing of the main character are executed in parallel (typically simultaneously) with a skill performance display process and a skill effect process included in the skill processing of the auxiliary character. A collision determination process may also be executed as necessary. For example, the skill performance of the main character (e.g., being surrounded by an attack aura) and the skill performance of the auxiliary character (firing arrows around) are displayed superimposed on the display device 12, and if an enemy object 54a is located within the range of the attack aura, a predetermined amount of damage is dealt, and if it is determined that the arrow has collided with the enemy object 54a, a skill effect process is executed to deal a predetermined amount of damage to the enemy object 54a.

Also, a portion of the attack power or HP of the auxiliary character may be added to the attack power or HP of the main character. In one example, 25% of the attack power or HP of the auxiliary character is added to the attack power or HP of the main character to determine the attack power or HP of the main character. The abilities of the auxiliary character may be treated as the abilities of the main character. Note that experience points that a corresponding main character can gain by clearing the game may be gained by not only the main character but also the auxiliary character. This makes it possible to train a character you want to train by matching it with the auxiliary character, and allows for a variety of formations, which increases the strategic nature of the game.

In this embodiment, by setting the master-slave relationship, the game control unit 23 displays the player object corresponding to the main character in the game field 50, but does not display the auxiliary object corresponding to the auxiliary character. In other words, the auxiliary object is not to be displayed. However, the auxiliary object may also be displayed in the game field 50, or if the first player object and the second player object have a flat relationship without a master-slave relationship, both may be displayed. Note that the leading object 52 and the following object 53 are player objects corresponding to the main characters, and are not auxiliary objects.

The setting unit 231 can set the correspondence between the first player character and the second player character for each of the multiple player objects. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since there are three player objects constituting the party object 51, the setting unit 231 sets the correspondence between the main character corresponding to the leading object 52 and the auxiliary character that assists the main character, the correspondence between the main character corresponding to the second following object 53 and the auxiliary character that assists the main character, and the correspondence between the main character corresponding to the third following object 53 and the auxiliary character that assists the main character. Therefore, in this case, six characters are selected from a common group of characters.

The skip process determination unit 232 includes the processor 11 and determines a skill-related process to be skipped based on the priorities associated with the skill-related processes of the first player character and the second player character, respectively. In this embodiment, the skill-related process is a part of the process included in the skill process, so the skip process determination unit 232 in this embodiment determines a part of the process to be skipped based on the priorities associated with at least a part of the skill processes associated with the first player character and the second player character, respectively. For example, the skip process determination unit 232 performs a comparison of priorities, and if the priority of the first player character is higher, determines a part of the process associated with the priority of the second player character to be skipped, and if the priority of the second player character is higher, determines a part of the process associated with the priority of the first player character to be skipped.

Table 1 shows an example of the contents and priority settings of each process in one processing frame in the skill process of each player character associated with each other by the setting unit 231.

In one example, as shown in Table 1, no priority is set for the skill performance display processing and skill effect processing of the first player character and the second player character, and the priority is set so that the second player character has a higher priority for movement processing. The skip processing determination unit 232 reads the priority settings included in the correspondence set by the setting unit 231 from the storage device 14, and performs a priority comparison determination of the movement processing for which priority has been set. In the case of Table 1, the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the movement processing of the second player character has a higher priority because the movement processing of the second player character has a higher priority, and determines that the movement processing of the first player character is to be skipped.

Furthermore, when the priorities associated with a portion of the skill processing of a first player character (e.g., a main character) and a second player character (e.g., a support character) are the same, the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the portion of the processing of the second player character is to be skipped. Instead of determining that the portion of the processing of the second player character is to be skipped, the skip processing determination unit 232 may determine that the portion of the processing of the first player character is to be skipped.

The determination of the part of the processing to be skipped may be performed before the skill processing is executed. For example, it may be performed at the stage where the association between the first player character and the second player character is set by the setting unit 231, or it may be performed in response to a player input to activate a skill, or it may be performed after the association is set by the setting unit 231 and before there is a player input to activate a skill.

The skip processing determination unit 232 can determine the skip target as described above for each processing frame. In one example, the skip processing determination unit 232 compares, in each processing frame, a priority ID associated with a portion of the processing included in the skill processing of the first player character with a priority ID associated with a portion of the processing included in the skill processing of the second player character, and identifies the same type of portion of processing. It then compares the priorities associated with the portion of processing, and determines the portion of processing with the lower priority as the portion of processing to be skipped.

The skill processing execution unit 233 includes the processor 11 and executes skill processing associated with the first player character and the second player character, respectively, based on player input. In one example, the skill processing of the first player character and the second player character is executed in parallel as a series of processes, based on one player input (e.g., a swipe input) that activates a skill. At that time, some processes with low priority are skipped. In other words, some processes with low priority are ignored, for example, by skipping the process and not executing it, or by rewriting it to a command that performs no processing. The skill processing of each player character may be started simultaneously in response to a player input.

In one example, the skill processing execution unit 233 sequentially executes the processing defined in each processing frame in the skill processing of each player character for each processing frame. In the example shown in Table 1, in one processing frame, the skill processing execution unit 233 executes the skill performance display processing of the first player character and the skill performance display processing of the second player character in parallel, then executes the skill effect processing of the first player character and the skill effect processing of the second player character in parallel, and then executes the movement processing of the second player character as the movement of the first player object while skipping the movement processing of the first player character. The processing order in the processing frame of the skill processing has been described as the order of skill performance display processing, skill effect processing, and movement processing, but is not limited to this and can be set appropriately as long as no contradiction occurs in the operation, and the content of the processing can also be set appropriately.

In addition, the skill processing may be executed by serially executing the skill processing of the first player character and the second player character, or at least one of the skill performance display processing, skill effect processing, and movement processing of the skill processing may be executed serially by the first player character and the second player character. For example, the entire skill processing of the first player character may be executed first, and then the entire skill processing of the second player character may be executed. Also, a part of the skill processing of the first player character may be executed in the first processing frame, and a part of the skill processing of the second player character may be executed in the second processing frame, or a part of the skill processing of the first player character (e.g., at least one of the skill performance display processing, skill effect processing, and movement processing) may be executed in the same processing frame, and then a part of the skill processing of the second player character (e.g., at least one of the skill performance display processing, skill effect processing, and movement processing) may be executed. Furthermore, within the same processing frame, a part of the skill processing of the first player character and a part of the skill processing of the second player character may be executed alternately and sequentially, such as executing a skill performance display process for the first player character, then executing a skill performance display process for the second player character, and then executing a movement process for the first player character. In this way, a part of the skill processing of the first player character and a part of the skill processing of the second player character may be executed serially in any order for each processing frame or within a processing frame.

When the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the second player object has a lower movement priority than the first player object, the skill processing execution unit 233 skips the movement processing of the second player object and executes the movement processing of the first player object.

When the skip process determination unit 232 determines that the movement priority of the first player object is lower than that of the second player object, the skill process execution unit 233 skips the movement process of the first player object and executes the movement process of the second player object as the movement of the first player object within the game field 50.

For example, if the skill of the main character corresponding to the leading object 52 shown in FIG. 4 is a skill that stops for a predetermined time at a position in the game field 50 when the skill is activated, like the skill of the first player character shown in Table 1, and fires a beam B upward to damage the enemy object 54a, and the skill of the auxiliary character associated with the main character is a skill that moves to the right for a predetermined time and damages the enemy object 54a with which it collides, like the skill of the second player character shown in Table 1, and if the movement priority of the movement process of the auxiliary character that moves to the right for a predetermined time is set higher than the movement process of the main character that stops for a predetermined time, the skill process execution unit 233 skips the movement process of the main character that is to be skipped by the skip process determination unit 232, and executes the movement process of the auxiliary character as the movement of the leading object 52. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, by activating the skill of the main character, the leading object 52 moves to the right for a predetermined time while firing a beam B upward, and can damage the enemy object 54a over a wider range than if the skill were to stop for a predetermined time and fire a beam B. In this way, by equipping a first player character with a second player character, the skills of each player character can be activated in a way that goes beyond simply manifesting in parallel.

[Action]
A main process 100 executed in the electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 7. In this embodiment, a smartphone is used as the electronic device 10, but a frame rate of 30 fps, 60 fps, etc. is generally set for smartphones. The electronic device 10 preferably executes a process at regular intervals corresponding to the frame rate.

When the electronic device 10 starts a game, it displays a game screen including a game field 50 as shown in FIG. 3 (S102). Next, the electronic device 10 executes an operation information acquisition process to acquire information about touch input by the player to the touch panel 13a, which functions as the input unit 21 (S104). The game control unit 23 further executes a skill-related process 200, which will be described later, in parallel with the main process 100, continuously until the game ends. The skill-related process 200 is executed based on the operation information acquired in the main process 100.

Next, the electronic device 10 updates the game state (S106). The game state includes mechanical parameters and individual parameters of various objects, collision determination, and information related to the game field 50. For example, the electronic device 10 updates the positions and velocities of various objects by updating the mechanical parameters of various objects based on the mechanical parameters in the previous frame, the elapsed time from the previous frame, virtual gravity, and the collision determination result in the previous frame. For example, the elapsed time is calculated from the frame rate and the number of elapsed frames.

The electronic device 10 performs collision determination from the updated mechanical parameters of the various objects. Furthermore, the electronic device 10 updates the individual parameters of the various objects from the collision determination result in the current frame, the activated skill, and the individual parameters in the previous frame. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that collision determination can be performed by using the mechanical parameters of the leading object 52 and the enemy object 54a or attacking object 54b in various ways to determine whether the leading object 52 and the enemy object 54a or attacking object 54b have collided.

Next, the electronic device 10 updates the game screen by drawing the game screen based on the updated game state (S108). For example, the electronic device 10 determines the positions and states of various objects from the updated mechanical parameters and individual parameters of the various objects, draws the game screen, and displays the updated game screen on the display device 12. For example, when the HP of the individual parameter of the updated enemy object 54a is zero, the enemy object 54a disappears from the game field 50 included in the updated game screen.

In S108, unless the game ends, the process returns to S104. This process can be executed in parallel with other processes such as collision determination process and skill-related process 200, while maintaining synchronization with these processes, as necessary.

Note that the processing of each step in this flowchart is merely an example, and the processing order of each step may be changed, or other processing may be performed in addition to or instead of the processing of each step, as long as the same results are obtained. For example, the order of the processing of S102 to S108 may be changed.

Using FIG. 8, we will explain the skill-related process 200 executed in the electronic device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 10 displays a list of a group of characters that has been set in advance on the display device 12 (S202). Specifically, the game control unit 23 reads out the group of characters from the storage device 14 and displays them as a list on the display device 12.

Next, the selection of a first player character and a second player character by the player from the list is accepted via the input device 13 (e.g., the touch panel 13a of the electronic device 10), and the correspondence between these player characters is set (S204).

After this setting, the game is started and a game screen including the game field 50 is displayed (S206). S206 corresponds to S102. After S206, on the condition that the skill gauge is filled to its maximum, a player's input for activating a skill is accepted (S208). In one example, this input is a swipe made with the player's finger or the like on the touch panel 13a of the electronic device 10.

Triggered by the player's input in S208, the part of the skill processing associated with each player character set in S204 is determined as a skip target part of the processing (S210) based on the priority associated with each part of the processing. In one example, the game control unit 23 identifies the first player character and the second player character who will activate the skill based on the swipe direction, and the skip processing determination unit 232 compares the movement priorities of the player characters. If the movement priority of the first player character is higher, the movement processing included in the skill processing of the second player character is determined as a skip target. On the other hand, if the movement priority of the second player character is higher, the movement processing included in the skill processing of the first player character is determined as a skip target. In this case, the skip processing determination unit 232 determines the movement processing included in the skill processing of the second player character as the movement of the first player object in the game field 50.

After S210, the skill processing execution unit 233 executes skill processing associated with the first player character and the second player character (S212). In one example, this execution is performed in parallel based on one player input in S208. For example, the skill processing execution unit 233 starts each skill processing simultaneously in response to one player input in S208.

When executing the skill processing in S212, some of the processing determined in S210 is skipped. For example, if priority is assigned only to movement processing, the movement processing with the lower priority is skipped, and the movement processing with the higher priority is executed as the movement of the first player object, while the skill performance processing, skill effect processing, and collision determination processing of the first player character and the skill performance processing and skill effect processing of the second player character are executed in parallel.

The processing of each step in this flowchart is merely an example, and the order of processing each step may be changed, or other processing may be performed in addition to or instead of the processing of each step, as long as similar results are obtained. For example, in the above flowchart, the skip target is determined in response to a player input to activate a skill, but the determination may be made when the correspondence between the first player character and the second player character is set, or may be made before the player input to activate a skill is received.

[Modification]
In this embodiment, a mode has been described in which a main character and an auxiliary character are selected and associated from a group of player characters, and a skill process corresponding to each character is executed, but the game media is not limited to player characters, and may be weapons and other equipment items each associated with a skill. For example, a first weapon and a second weapon selected by a player from a group of weapons may be associated with each other, and some processes to be skipped may be determined based on priorities associated with some of the skill processes associated with the first weapon and the second weapon, and the determined some processes may be skipped when a skill process based on a player input is executed.

In this embodiment, a player object corresponding to a main character is displayed on the game field 50, and an auxiliary object corresponding to an auxiliary character is not displayed. And, although the description has been made without any particular reference to whether the player object is a leading object 52 or a following object 53, the skill of the main character and auxiliary character corresponding to the leading object 52 may be activated, or the skill of the main character and auxiliary character corresponding to the following object 53 may be activated. In the latter case, the movement process of the skill of the following object 53 may be the movement of the leading object 52 to move the party object 51, or while the skill is being activated, the following object 53 may be moved as the leading object, with the leading object 52 and other following objects 53 following it.

[Action and Effects]
The electronic device 10 of this embodiment is an electronic device that accepts player input and executes a game, and has a setting unit 231 that sets an association between a first game medium (first player object) to be operated in the game selected by the player and a second game medium (second player object) selected by the player, a skip processing determination unit 232 that determines a skill-related processing to be skipped based on priorities associated with the skill-related processing of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, and a skill processing execution unit 233 that executes skill processing associated with the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively, based on player input, the skill-related processing being at least a part of the skill processing or skill processing, and the skill processing execution unit 233 is configured to skip the determined skill-related processing when executing the skill processing associated with the first game medium and the second game medium.

This allows for a variety of skill combinations to be realized, making the game more entertaining. For example, when processing the skills of a first game medium and a second game medium in parallel, even if some or all of the processing conflicts depending on the combination of the first game medium and the second game medium, the processing with the lower priority can be skipped, allowing for parallel processing and realizing free combinations.

In this embodiment, the processing related to the skill to which a priority is associated is at least a part of the skill processing. This makes it possible to limit the scope of the execution that is ignored. In other words, the increased interest that comes from combining the skill processing of the first game medium and the skill processing of the second game medium can be enjoyed to the maximum extent possible without any inconsistencies in the processing.

The second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the first game medium, which is the main game medium, and the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the part of the processing of the second game medium is to be skipped if the priority of the part of the processing of the first game medium and the part of the processing of the second game medium are the same.

This gives priority to skill processing of the first game medium, making it easier for the player to understand and increasing the sense of immersion in the game.

The skill processing includes, as a part of the processing, at least a movement process related to the movement of the first game medium within the game field where the game is played, and the priority includes a movement priority related to the movement within the game field, and the skill processing execution unit 233 skips the movement process of the second game medium and executes the movement process of the first game medium when the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the movement priority of the second game medium is lower than that of the first game medium, and skips the movement process of the first game medium and executes the movement process of the second game medium as a movement within the game field of the first game medium when the skip processing determination unit 232 determines that the movement priority of the first game medium is lower than that of the second game medium.

This makes it possible to avoid processing the opposing movement patterns of the first game medium and the second game medium in parallel. For example, even if the skill of the first game medium moves the medium to the right within the game field, while the skill of the second game medium associated with the first game medium moves the medium to the left within the game field, it is possible to execute the processing of both skills by skipping the processing of the movement with the lower movement priority.

[Embodiments realized by the system]
Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 9, the game system 1 includes a plurality of electronic devices 10 and a server 30. The electronic devices 10 and the server 30 are connected to a network 40 such as the Internet so as to be able to communicate with each other. Note that the game system 1 of this embodiment will be described assuming a server-client system, but it may also be configured as a system that does not include a server 30, such as a PtoP system.

The electronic device 10 has a hardware configuration similar to that shown in FIG. 1, and is also a smartphone in this embodiment. The server 30 is a server device that provides games that can be executed on the electronic device 10, and is composed of one or more computers.

The server 30 stores various programs, such as control programs for controlling the progress of the online game, and various data used in the game.

In one example, the server 30 is configured to provide the electronic device 10 with a game application executable on the electronic device 10. When the electronic device 10 executes the downloaded game application, it transmits and receives data to and from the server 30 periodically or as needed to progress through the game. For example, the server 30 stores various setting information and history information required for the game executed on the electronic device 10. In this case, the electronic device 10 has the functions of the input unit 21, the display unit 22, the game control unit 23, and each functional unit within the game control unit 23.

In one example, the server 30 is a web server and provides a game service to the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 acquires HTML data for displaying a web page from the server 30, analyzes the acquired HTML data, and displays the web page. In this case, the server 30 that communicates with the electronic device 10 has some of the functions of the game control unit 23. For example, the electronic device 10 accepts the selection of a first player character and a second player character by the player via the input unit 21 (input device 13), and sets the correspondence between these characters via the setting unit 231 of the server 30. The electronic device 10 accepts a player input for activating a skill via the input unit 21 (input device 13), and executes skill processing via the skip processing determination unit 232 and skill processing execution unit 233 of the server 30 to display a skill performance on the display unit 22 (display device 12) of the electronic device 10.

In one example, the game system 1 provides a game that can be played by multiple users on one game field 50. For example, the collision object 54 can be an object that is operated by another user. Also, the party object 51 can be composed of player objects corresponding to multiple users.

[Other embodiments]
In the above embodiment, the movement priority is used as an example of the priority, but the priority may be a skill performance priority or a skill effect priority. When the skill performance priority is associated, the skill performance display of the first player object and the skill performance display of the second player object are weighted.

In one example, the skip process determination unit 232 may skip the skill performance display process with a lower skill performance priority as a skip target and display the skill performance with a higher skill performance priority, or may overlay the skill performance with a higher skill performance priority on the skill performance with a lower skill performance priority and display them on the game field 50 on the display device 12. Note that for the skill performance display with a lower skill performance priority, even if it is a skip target or the display layer is lower, the skill effect and/or movement process of the player object determined to have a low skill performance priority is executed. The skill performance priority is set according to the flashiness of the skill performance, for example, by giving a higher priority to flashy performances. By preferentially displaying flashy performances in this way, the user's sense of immersion during play can be increased.

In another example, the skip process determination unit 232 may skip the skill effect process with a lower skill effect priority and a shorter skill effect manifestation time (e.g., increasing attack power by 3 seconds), and execute the skill effect process with a higher skill effect priority and a longer skill effect statement time (e.g., increasing attack power by 5 seconds). The skill effect processes are ranked according to the duration of skill manifestation, for example, by giving a higher priority to the skill with the longer duration of manifestation. In this way, the interest of the game can be increased by giving priority to skills with longer duration of manifestation. In one example, the skill effect process with the lower skill effect priority is skipped, so that the skill with the lower skill effect priority itself can be prevented from being activated.

The priority settings may include at least one of the following: movement priority, skill performance priority, and skill effect priority.

Some of the processes associated with skill processing priorities include parameters for the processes that are weighted based on the priority, and the skill processing execution unit 233 may execute skill processing for the first player object and the second player object based on the parameters. This allows a variety of skills to be activated, making the game more entertaining.

For example, in a case where the priority is a movement priority, the first player object has a higher movement priority, and the first and second player objects move to the right and upward, respectively, each movement is regarded as a vector, and the game control unit 23 performs a calculation to combine a scalar multiplied (e.g., tripled) movement vector A of the first player object based on the movement priority with a scalar multiplied (e.g., equal) movement vector B of the second player object based on the movement priority, and moves the first player object according to the calculation result (i.e., 3A+B). This priority-based weighting process may be performed in addition to a mode in which some processes associated with the priority are skipped, or may be performed independently without including the skipping process.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the present invention may be a program that realizes the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts, or a computer-readable storage medium that stores the program. In still other embodiments, the present invention may be a method that realizes the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts. In still other embodiments, the present invention may be a server that can supply a program that realizes the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts to a computer. In still other embodiments, the present invention may be a virtual machine that realizes the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts.

In the processes or operations described above, the processes or operations can be freely modified as long as no inconsistencies in the processes or operations occur, such as the use of data in a step that should not yet be available in that step. Furthermore, the embodiments described above are merely examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The present invention can be implemented in various forms as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the invention.

1 Game system 10 Electronic device 11 Processor 12 Display device 13 Input device 13a Touch panel 14 Storage device 15 Communication device 16 Bus 21 Input unit 22 Display unit 23 Game control unit 231 Setting unit 232 Skip processing determination unit 233 Skill processing execution unit 30 Server 40 Network 50 Game field 51 Party object 52 Leading object 53 Following object 54 Collision object 54a Enemy object 54b Attack object 54c Wall 55 Operation object 55a One end 55b Other end

Claims (9)

1. A program for a game executing on an electronic device that accepts player input, comprising:
The electronic device
a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution means for executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means , based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
Function as a
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on a result of comparing the skill performance priorities of the first game medium and the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means ;
program. the skip processing determination means determines, as a skip target, a skill performance display processing of the first game medium or the second game medium, whichever has a lower skill performance priority,
The program according to claim 1. 1. A program for a game executing on an electronic device that accepts player input, comprising:
The electronic device
a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution means for executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
Function as a
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on the skill performance priority;
the skip process determination means displays, on the game field, a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a higher skill performance priority, superimposed on a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a lower skill performance priority, among the first game medium and the second game medium.
program . 1. An electronic device that accepts player input and executes a game, comprising:
a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution means for executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means , based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
having
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on a result of comparing the skill performance priorities of the first game medium and the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means ;
Electronic device. 1. An electronic device that accepts player input and executes a game, comprising:
a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution means for executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
having
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on the skill performance priority;
the skip process determination means displays, on the game field, a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a higher skill performance priority, superimposed on a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a lower skill performance priority, among the first game medium and the second game medium.
Electronic device. 1. A method for a game executed by an electronic device that accepts player input, comprising:
a setting step of setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination step of determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution step of executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting step , based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
having
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
The skip process determination step determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on a result of comparing the skill performance priorities of the first game medium and the second game medium, the correspondence of which is set by the setting step .
method. 1. A method for a game executed by an electronic device that accepts player input, comprising:
a setting step of setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
a skip process determination step of determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
a skill processing execution step of executing a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
having
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
The skip process determination step determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on the skill performance priority;
the skip process determination step displays, on the game field, a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a higher skill performance priority, superimposed on a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a lower skill performance priority, among the first game medium and the second game medium;
Methods. 1. A system for a game that receives player input and is executed, comprising:
The system includes an electronic device and a server connected to the electronic device via a network;
the electronic device or the server functions as a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
the electronic device or the server functions as a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
the electronic device or the server functions as a skill processing execution means that executes a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means, based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on a result of comparing the skill performance priorities of the first game medium and the second game medium, the correspondence of which has been set by the setting means ;
system. A system for a game that receives player input and is executed, comprising:
The system includes an electronic device and a server connected to the electronic device via a network;
the electronic device or the server functions as a setting means for setting an association between a first game medium selected by a player from a common group of game media and a second game medium selected by the player from the common group of game media;
the electronic device or the server functions as a skip process determination means for determining a process related to a skill to be skipped based on priorities associated with the processes related to the skills of the first game medium and the second game medium, respectively;
the electronic device or the server functions as a skill processing execution means that executes a skill processing of the first game medium and a skill processing of the second game medium based on a player input corresponding to the first game medium;
the first game medium is a main game medium displayed on a game field, and the second game medium is an auxiliary game medium that supports the main game medium;
The priority is a skill performance priority,
the skip process determination means determines a skill performance to be displayed on the game field based on the skill performance priority;
the skip process determination means displays, on the game field, a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a higher skill performance priority, superimposed on a skill performance of the first game medium or the second game medium, which has a lower skill performance priority, among the first game medium and the second game medium.
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